Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-10-14

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 14
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 286▼ 42 vs year ago 477 · −8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 32▲ 6 vs year ago 48 · +12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 24▼ 14 vs year ago 27 · −51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.15/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −29.78 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.
Average price
$196.15
145 head · 757 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,484
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$686
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.69
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2795200.521,593124
Medium and Large 2-3533170.3490821
One grade step is worth $30.17/cwt here — about $686 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale145 hd
196.15
—
KY average26 barns · 5,578 hd
209.84
−13.69
This barn, trailing median2 sales
225.93
−29.78
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,709112.911,92910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,460107.001,5622thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28889.891,15823
CowsLean 85-90%Low98963.886328thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,615140.002,2611thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,3201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,2512thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$9082thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$1,2001thin

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500195.00/cwt195.00–195.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526246.68/cwt242.50–248.001,2984
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675224.17/cwt220.00–225.001,5136
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,70111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3870152.34/cwt125.00–180.001,3252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2909211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,9185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added927222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,05845
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,050184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,9321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,135154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,176187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,20513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305181.67/cwt175.00–185.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345192.50/cwt192.50–192.506642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378212.45/cwt205.00–220.008034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395197.50/cwt197.50–197.507801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420182.50/cwt182.50–182.507671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465200.00/cwt200.00–200.009301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473212.00/cwt210.00–213.001,0039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526191.18/cwt183.00–201.001,0065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529171.92/cwt132.00–186.009095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3592147.00/cwt147.00–147.008702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3632170.36/cwt159.00–194.001,0773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637192.74/cwt182.50–194.001,2289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2792184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,46110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added904207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,87167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,005157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,157165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9098
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317228.21/cwt215.00–245.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3333182.00/cwt182.00–182.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370188.77/cwt187.50–190.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3436230.63/cwt220.00–234.001,0064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2444247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459239.20/cwt229.00–275.001,0988
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483205.47/cwt187.00–262.5099211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516238.24/cwt230.00–242.501,22910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3594191.13/cwt179.00–196.001,1357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3611173.18/cwt160.00–176.001,0586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637207.85/cwt202.00–215.001,3249
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2651209.77/cwt207.00–211.001,36613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3766170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3895172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5394
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3224178.20/cwt175.00–180.003996
Dairy Steers—Large 3388220.00/cwt220.00–220.008543
Dairy Steers—Large 3419193.00/cwt193.00–193.0080911
Dairy Steers—Large 3496210.55/cwt210.00–212.501,0449
Dairy Steers—Large 3652190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,23921
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,615140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,624105.25/cwt97.00–115.001,7095
Bulls——1,793120.57/cwt117.00–123.002,1625
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97851.00/cwt51.00–51.004992
Cows—Lean 85-90%99368.17/cwt61.00–79.006776
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17374.59/cwt71.00–78.008753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29090.49/cwt70.00–104.001,16717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390101.77/cwt100.00–103.001,4153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,6691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29881,251.19/head1,080.00–1,425.001,2512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035908.01/head890.00–925.009082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,320.00/head1,320.00–1,320.001,3201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.